"Not only does the Talmud contain the entirety of Jewish law, from ritual law, to family law to torts; it is also a work of ethics, philosophy, biography, literature, history and folktales," writes Rabbi Aaron Parry who has been involved with Jewish educational and rabbinic institutions for more than 15 years and is presently the education director of the west coast branch of the international organization Jews for Judaism. In this wide-ranging resource, you will find information on Talmudic logic and debate, descriptions of proper behavior and conduct as expected within the Talmudic lifestyle, holiness, getting mystical, the role of women, extracting meaning from Biblical texts, Talmudic humor and wit, reflections on death and afterlife, studying the Talmud, and living a Talmudic life.